WordSearch Game Application - (2026 R3) Released!

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Updated WordSeach Puzzle Maker App!

    Software Tool & Die Inc. (STD) are please to announce a brand new release of a WordSearch Puzzle Maker application. The original Classic App (non-framework) has now been updated to use the latest STD Framework. The Classic version was migrated version from PB 2021 to PB 2025 with some GUI image tweaks that was remapped to use the STD Integrated Framework classes!

 

    The Classic version was originally written by me in the PB version 5.0 time frame for my children who had to make these up as their homework assignment in public school. I upgraded this in PB 2021 and now into PB 2025 R2 build 6430. Now my grandchildren use the app to create the same Word Searches for their school mates! The framework version is an MDI based App that solely use pure Framework Class objects to add things like RibbonBar TabbedView, HighDPI, Themes etc features, as follows

    

Classic version of the Word Search Puzzle Creator!

 

New Framework version of the Word Search Puzzle Creator!

   The Framework version is a refactored classic version replacing the System Classes with the equivalent ones from the STD Framework! This means that the framework based WordSearch maker now has automatically many new features like for example: Zooming, Print Preview, Tabbed Dialogues, Ribbon Bar UI, Logging, Debugging, Themes, Multiple monitor support, Dialogue centring, MS-Window notifications,  consistent message box displays, etc

 

Key Application features ...  

• Built in PB 5.0 and then migrated to PB 2025 build 3683
• Migrated  from PB 2025 GA build 3683 to PB 2025 R2 build 6430
• Migrated  from STD Framework 2025 R3 to the latest framework version 2026 R3
•  Tested SQL Extract on W11 version 25H2 build 26200.9278

 

Framework version of the Word Search Puzzle Creator with Zooming!

 

   The Framework Word Search Puzzle Creator application is a good example of refactoring a classic PB App so that it is all driven by the STD framework. This now allows the PB developer to easily build any GUI Application interface that is required / desired with all the "bells & whistles" just by changing object inheritance. The framework based app now also allows the PB developer to be exponentially more productive in the future!

 

Complete the puzzle by auto filling the empty squares!

      

     The Framework version of the Word Search Puzzle Creator example applications can now be downloaded from the SourceForge website. Please click here to download & enjoy the App (and your children as well)!  

 

  

Enjoy ... Chris